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Pope Benedict XVI urged banks on Wednesday to show solidarity towards families hit by the current financial crisis while helping promote productio…
Italians feel generally healthy even if they are a little overweight, don't get enough exercise and tend to smoke too much, according to a new repo…
Lap dancers exposed an Italian counterfeiting ring by spotting the fake money amid the wads of cash pushed into their panties, police said Wednesda…
Top Italian architect Renzo Piano is to design the new Maltese parliament building, Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said Tuesday. The new…
Venice hotels responded to a raft of flood-induced cancellations Tuesday by unveiling a 'high-water package' including discounts and a free pair of…
Roman bats are to get their own rescue centre, under a new agreement between the Environment Ministry and the capital's city authorities. The d…
Two American falcons 'expelled' from the province of Trento will be given sanctuary in the neighboring region of Veneto, their owner said on Tuesda…
The time is right for NATO to renew negotiations with Russia, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday going into a meeting of his…
Italy's crusading comic Beppe Grillo has bought a house in Switzerland over fears that his anti-corruption blog - the most popular in Italy and among…
The centre-left opposition on Monday slammed the Vatican's decision to oppose a French proposal which would see the United Nations approve a declarati…
The Italian new car market took a nosedive last month and Fiat sales fell sharply, although the Turin automaker saw a marginal rise in its market shar…
Alitalia's flight division will be officially sold to a group of private Italian investors on December 12, the national carrier's government-appointed…
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Monday conferred with his counterparts from India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates on last week's te…
Italy's Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini was given the all-clear Monday after suffering a breathing scare in the Italian championships la…
The Naples-based America's Cup team Mascalzone Latino has decided to drop out of this winter's Louis Vuitton Pacific Series (LVPS) in New Zealand for…
Venice was swamped Monday by one of the highest tides in its history.St Mark's square was submerged under almost a metre of water and the rest of the…
Sky Italia won't cushion its subscribers from the government's planned hike in pay-TV VAT from 10% to 20%, the company said Monday.''If the measure is…
A wife had to call in the police to help her fend off the ''insistent' attentions of her 82-year-old Viagra-fuelled husband, a Sicilian daily reported…
Italian children are now more likely to talk to their friends about a problem than to their mothers as a result of a new trend towards hands-off paren…
A first group of Italian tourists stranded in Thailand will be able to leave the Southeast Asian country Monday evening thanks to an airlift organised…